The sports event slated from December 4 to 8 brought in participants even from faraway place like Tawi-Tawi.

The provincial government of Tawi-Tawi, however, sent only a team of chess players due to distance and financial constraint.

Gabby Abdulrachman, Tawi-Tawi team manager, said, “Our team will participate only in chess tournament. Maybe, next year we’ll be sending more players.”

Participants to the events are local government employees except for boxing where the contenders are amateur boxers coming from competing LGUs.

Sarangani Boardmember Elmer De Peralta, Commissioner for Finance, claimed that more than 1200 participants – representing players, sports officials and members of the organizing committee – from nine different LGUs showed up during the kickoff ceremony held here over the weekend.